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Jason…it was a great endorsement of Test Cricket and it was a credit to Cricket Australia that so many past legends were invited ( see I dont criticise administrators all the time!)

Harold Larwood had to be coaxed to come to the MCG from Sydney because he did not like crowds and was shy. The Bedser twins were dressed identically and Godfrey Evans was there with his mutton chop whiskers.It was a gathering of the good and the great.
I am delighted that you chose to remind readers of the occassion.

One of the enduring memories from the Centenary Test was the reception the major players from the 1932-33 Bodyline series, Harold Larwood & Bill Voce got from the crowd as they strolled out to the ground. It was a case of ‘forgive and forget.’ I don’t think we’ll ever see anything like what happened in Melbourne during that Centenary Test. It wasn’t just the cricket that was memorable but also to have 200 players from past Ashes battles being there as well. But as I pointed out in my article, no-one had any idea that one of the biggest bombshells of all time was about to be dropped on the peaceful world of cricket.

Interestingly, one G.Boycott was there but not with the England side. Boycott was still sitting out Test cricket and being part of the ABC TV commentary team. Tony Greig has never to this day forgiven Boycott for not being in the England side and probably costing England a win. Seeing that Boycott later returned to the England team for the 1977 Ashes series, it’s not hard to think what might have been in that Centenary Test.

centenary test was a great match to show the world what test cricket was about, but it was the last real test before the cricket revolution of world series cricket. things that show up from this game are such

the commentating of the game was rubbish abc’s televison coverage of the game was rubbish who wanted to see the game from the batsmans behind, thank god world series cricket came along

Great memories. I turned 21 during this test, so it was a wild time for me!

After dismissing Australia for 138, Grieg made a comment along the lines of, “if I live to be 95, I’ll remember this”.

It turned out to be a prescient comment, because that was England’s first innings total – 95!

And both tests 100 years apart finishing in the same winning margin, how spooky was that.

Chris Mac,

I always enjoyed watching the players as they changed ends, & during wicket & drinks breaks. I often wondered what the players talked about sometimes? Perhaps about the chicks they chatted up the night before, or the big drinkathon, or cards game that was held?

Rod Marsh gave some insights occasionally into the banter that went on in the field, & often it wasn’t tactics!